op-ed

noun

ˈäp-ˈed 

variants often Op-Ed

often attributive

: a page of special features usually opposite the editorial page of a newspaper

also : a feature on such a page

Examples of op-ed in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Bessent move drew criticism from his mentor, legendary investor Stanley Druckenmiller, who penned an (AI-assisted) op-ed in The Wall Street Journal warning that efforts to suppress yields would backfire. — Matt Egan, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026

According to the American Civil Liberties Union, the cameras have already been used by ICE and CBP to find immigrants, by Kansas police to find a man who wrote a critical op-ed and by Colorado police to wrongfully accuse a woman of theft. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

Netflix’s Pauline Dauvin has also penned an op-ed arguing that French investment obligations were becoming too rigid and detrimental to the platform’s editorial freedom. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026

Daryl Hannah raised a version of it in her New York Times op-ed about Love Story. — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

Etymology

short for opposite editorial

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above